Peaked cap, peaked hat, service cap, barracks cover or combination cap is a form of headgear worn by the armed forces of many nations, as well as many uniformed civilian organisations such as law enforcement agencies and fire departments.
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Term forage cap is used though that applies to "field service cap" or the side cap.
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Peaked cap originated in late 18th or early 19th-century Northern Europe, usually worn by working-class men.
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In 1879, a form of peaked cap was adopted by chief petty officers of Britain's Royal Navy, in imitation of an undress headdress worn by officers from as early as 1825.
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The peak of the junior officer's Peaked cap has a gold band along the forward edge, that of the senior officer has a row of gold oak leaves across the forward edge, while that of the flag officer has two rows of gold oak leaves, one along the forward edge and one near the Peaked cap band.
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Service Peaked cap is theoretically unisex, although there is a service hat for women which does not have a crown top and has a stiff brim all around.
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The Peaked cap is basic black with colour Peaked cap band of either of red, blue or yellow.
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In Denmark, the use of peaked cap has seen a gradual decline from official uniforms, but it is still used in the ceremonial uniforms the general corps of the Army, officers of the Airforce, officers of the Navy, the police and fire department.
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In 1990s, the Russian peaked cap was redesigned and widely issued to the armed forces and police.
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In 2012, after army general Sergey Shoygu was appointed Minister of Defence, the design of the peaked cap was changed again to a lower and more proportional style.
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All personnel of most regiments and corps of the British Army wear a forage cap, as the peaked cap is formally called, in numbers 1 and 2 dress, the exceptions being:.
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Ministry of Defence Guard Service currently issues a peaked cap that is a dark shade of navy blue with a leather chin strap and MGS cap badge on the front to all of its male officers.
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Green service uniforms, an olive drab combination Peaked cap is available; the EGA device and the chin strap are black for all ranks.
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In general, the Peaked cap has a rigid framed crown with a cloth cover, a black hatband that extends to a semicircle on the grant to support a badge device, a glossy black visor, and a chinstrap secured by two gold colored buttons that match the buttons of the wearer's service dress uniform.
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Chief petty officers wear a Peaked cap badge consisting of a gold fouled anchor with silver block letters "USN" superimposed on the shank of the anchor, with the addition of one, two, or three stars at the top of the anchor if the wearer is a senior chief petty officer, a master chief petty officer, or the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, respectively, and have a black chinstrap.
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The enlisted Peaked cap has a golden stripe on top of the Peaked cap band and a black chinstrap.
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The service Peaked cap is issued without charge to enlisted airmen assigned to certain ceremonial units and details.
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USAF service Peaked cap is worn by the Air Force's civilian auxiliary, the Civil Air Patrol.
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The blue band around the Peaked cap includes blue fabric extending upward on the front of the crown to serve as a backing behind the device.
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Unlike their naval counterparts, coast guardsmen below the rank of chief petty officer wear combination covers; their Peaked cap device is a golden representation of the Coast Guard emblem.
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Coast Guard officers' Peaked cap device is an eagle with wings outstretched, above an anchor grasped horizontally in its talons.
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The USMS Peaked cap device is a rendering of the Merchant Marine device in gold- and silver-colored metal.
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Original civilian variant of the peaked cap was widely worn by sailors and workers from the mid 19th century onwards.
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Typical peaked cap has a spring stiffening, often in the form of a wire grommet frame, to ensure the sides and rear of the fabric covering have the proper shape.
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